A native to New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona.  A deciduous shrub or small multi-trunked tree.  The leaves are medium green, 1 1/2" long,  turning yellow in autumn. The leaf form is simple and smooth with entire margins. Fruit (if produced) is a slow maturing drupe, or stone fruit,  turning purple-black when ripe, 1/4" to 1/2" long.  It is one of the first plants to leaf out in spring, with a fast growth rate.